Workshops, talks, and gatherings to get you out into San Francisco.
The Open Intelligence Summit will explore how open, portable, and controllable AI can keep intelligence in builders’ hands, with deep dives, demos, and discussions from DigitalOcean, Nous Research, OpenHands, RadixArk, Inferact, and others. A hands-on Day 0 workshop with MLH will complement the Day 1 agenda.
Explore eventLocal startups will showcase practical agentic AI applications, with demos running from 6–7 p.m. and time for networking before and after. The evening will highlight emerging tools and uses shaping the next phase of generative AI.
Explore eventThis founder-focused fundraising event will pair candid insights from exited founders turned investors with live AI-and-investor feedback on five selected startup pitches. Panelists include PandaDoc founder Mikita Mikado and experienced early-stage investors backing companies from pre-seed through Series A.
Explore eventAI leaders and builders from Braintrust, Modal, Kernel, and TypeSafe will share relaxed conversations over food and cocktails, with no pitches or panels, just an informal evening for exchanging ideas.
Explore eventAperture Nexus founder Vishakha Gupta will demo her open source memory layer that solves AI agents' session amnesia problem, with real practitioners like Sonam Gupta (Sr. Developer Advocate at Telnyx) showing production use cases and a panel discussion to follow. Bring your questions for this hands-on working session diving into actual architecture and how teams are already building with it.
Explore eventHUMANOID HUB will bring together robotics engineers, founders, researchers, and investors for two days of hands-on demos, technical talks, and panels on embodied AI, autonomy, hardware, and commercialization. Speakers will include experienced leaders from 1X Technologies, Google DeepMind, Skild AI, Dyna Robotics, and Physical Intelligence.
Explore eventHUMANOID HUB will bring robotics engineers, founders, researchers, and investors together for two days of live humanoid demos, hands-on showcases, technical talks, and panels on AI, hardware, autonomy, and commercialization. Speakers include leaders from 1X Technologies, Google DeepMind, Skild AI, Dyna Robotics, OpenMind, and Physical Intelligence.
Explore eventA 12-person evening will bring vetted seed-to-Series A founders and enterprise operators together for beginner-friendly pickleball and dinner, with candid discussion about what gets AI startups bought, and what kills a deal. Arceus, an AI-native legal service backed by Greycroft, Craft Ventures, Conviction, and South Park Commons, will partner on the event.
Explore eventThe Industrial AI Summit will explore how AI is transforming manufacturing through robotics, computer vision, quality control, and supply chains, with a panel, startup demos, and networking. Investor Varad Mohod will moderate a conversation with founders Matt Puchalski of YC S24’s Bucket Robotics and Shan Mohta of YC S24’s Vendra, whose backgrounds include Argo AI, Skydio, Apple, and Microsoft.
Explore eventAI builders will gather for Open Source AI Week's kick-off party, featuring community demos of projects built with open models, followed by a dance party with DJs celebrating the freedom and decentralization of AI development. The night will showcase what happens when the community takes control of their tech stack, with opportunities to demo your work and connect with fellow builders pushing the open AI movement forward.
Explore eventA one-day build event will give participants hands-on access and credits for Pine Computer, an AI cloud computer that can use a browser, files, and terminal to tackle real-world tasks. Teams will develop and demo projects with Pine team support, competing for $7,500 in cash prizes.
Explore eventThe AI community will explore what 2026 may bring across models, agents, systems, ethics, law, business, and art. Attendees will share projects and discuss the latest trends shaping the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Explore eventBuilder Odyssey will bring together 500+ AI founders, builders, creators, enterprise leaders, and investors to explore how AI tokens move from infrastructure into real-world products and production workflows. Keynotes and panels will feature leaders from Gen, Thorin, NewsBreak, Cresta, fal, DramaBox, Subotiz, and TinyFish, alongside hands-on demos and showcases.
Explore eventThe Claude Code Enthusiasts Social Club will host a practical, collaborative session for developers exploring AI-assisted coding, featuring live demonstrations, workflow tips, and discussion of prompting and project management. Experienced users and curious newcomers will share approaches and troubleshoot common challenges.
Explore eventWomen in tech, fintech, AI, healthtech, and education will connect with founders, investors, researchers, and other professionals for peer learning, collaboration, and one-minute elevator pitches. The event will bring together experienced innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs to exchange insights and explore new opportunities.
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